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( -or- http://tinyurl.com/oq6qf ) Pete Personally, I think that rather than the media hide these images from the public, they should be allowed to see them in graphic detail. Only in this way will the politicians and groundswell of apathetic people come to terms with the fact that war is NOT a neat and tidy affair played out on an Xbox. We ask our soldiers to see scenes like this all the time and then pillory them when they either over react in the battlefield or suffer a stress related reaction having returned from active service. It is OK politicians pontificating all the want about their own "moral crusade" - but crusades cost lives and yes I know that the majority of the armed forces are in the job because they choose to be, as I was in the past. However, that does not allow people who have never been in a battlefield scenario to place them in "impossible situations" and then decry their reactions. Yes, maltreatment of prisoners is inhuman as is wilfull slaughter of innocent civilials, but it has to be put into context agains the number of "correct" missions which are completed on a daily basis. The armed forces are simply a collection of individuals - they are not perfect. Weed out the bad bunch and I include certain high ranking military officials in that group but at the same time don't forget to give PROPER backing and support to all the good guys out there who are only trying to do their job DESPITE the constant interference of meddling do-gooders who should experience the futility of any war before they pontificate so strongly. Dave Crozier "A computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match" - Bill Bryson -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 19/06/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
